Novak Djokovic is about to return to the Miami Open subsequent month after a five-year hiatus resulting from COVID-19 and U.S. journey restrictions, after being included on the entry record launched by event organisers on Wednesday.
The Serbian world primary owns a joint file six Miami Open titles however was unable to even try including to that tally lately as the USA didn’t enable unvaccinated foreigners to enter the nation.
Reigning champion Daniil Medvedev and 2023 finalist Jannik Sinner are additionally on the entry record, with the latter having since avenged that loss when he beat the Russian within the Australian Open ultimate to turn into the primary Italian man to win a Grand Slam title since 1976.
Among the many different names within the males’s discipline are Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz whereas People Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton will lead the house cost.
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On the ladies’s facet, world primary Iga Swiatek will probably be searching for a second Miami Open title, having beforehand triumphed in 2022 when she beat four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka within the ultimate.
World quantity two Aryna Sabalenka, who retained her Australian Open title this 12 months with out dropping a set, and Florida residents Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys are all additionally anticipated to be within the girls’s discipline.
Defending girls’s champion Petra Kvitova will not be taking part in this 12 months, having introduced her being pregnant at first of the 12 months.